Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-03-24
THE REFORM SCHOOL.
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SEC. |. That the Governor, At
torney-General and Register Of lands,
be and the same are hereby authoriz-
ed and directed to select and pur-
chase for the State of Missouri, by
general warranty deed. with good
title. not less than fifty nor more
than three hundred and twenty acres
of land, which shall he an eligible
site for a reformatory school for the
employment, instruction, correction
and reformation of juvenile offend
ers, such ground to be not more than
three miles distance from some town
or city, and located in regard to ia
cilities for access thereto, and also
with regard to cost of living.
SEC. 2 That said officers of State
may also take into consideration any
donation of lands and any proposed
donations of money or materials to-
wards the erection of such buildings
from any county,o from the citizens
of any county, but shall not be wholly
governed by such proposed donations;
but shall select that point which will
comoine economy to the State with
the requisites mentioned in the pre-
ceeding sections; and should said Of
ticers of State accept such donation
they shall proceed to secure the same
to the State in such as to
them may seem most advisable.
SEC. 3. The Governor and officers
of State aforesaid are hereby direct
ed to procure plans, specifications
and estimates for the building or
buildings necessary for such refor-
matory school, such estimate TO be
for buildings not to exceed in cost
forty thousand dollars, and also to
prepare and mature a system of by
laws for the management and gov
eminent of such reformatory school,
and to ascertain what laws be neces-
sary to put the same in successful
operation.
SEC. 4. The system of manage
ment and laws to be prepared as In
the foregoing section directed, shall
contemplate the making of such re-
formatory school not simply a place
of correction, but a reform school
where the young offender of the law,
separated from vicious associates,
may receive careful physical, intel.
l~ectual and moral training,be reform
ed and restored to the community
with purposes and character fitting
for a good citizen, an honorable anG
an honest man.
SEC. 5. For the purposes of car
rying into effect the provisions o.
this act, a sum not exceeding five
thousand dollars is hereby appro
priated for the purchase of sale
grounds, and a sum not exceeding
forty thousand dollars is hereby ap
propriated for the erection of suit
able buildings thereon. and two
thousand dollars is here appropriat
ed for the purpose Of furnishing said
buildings in a banner suited for tn,
purposes of this act-said a]ppropria
tions to be paid by the Treasurer O.
the State upon warrants issued there
for by the Auditor, under and at th,
direction of the Governor, Attorney
General and Registers of Lands.
SEC. 6. And the Governor is here
by requested to communicate to tht
General Assembly at the commence
ment of its next session, the action 0
the said officers of State. under ant
by virtue of this act, together with tn
system of management adopted TO
the management and government o
the said reformatOry school.
SEC. Z. As soon as said buildin.
is complete Cor nearly SOY the Gov
ernor shall appoint five commission
ers who shall serve for four year
each and until their successors ar
appointed and qualified, whose dut,
1t shall be to superintend and manag
the said reformatory school and Ie
port TO the legislature biennially ian,
when the legislature is not convened
they shall report to the Governor,
the condition and progress of sal
institution.
Sec. 8. Said managers of commits
%sioners shall not receive any othe
compensation for their service tina
their actual expenses whilst in th
discharge of their official duties cor
nected with the reformatory schoo.
SEC. 8. In all cases of convictio
for misdemeanor OF felony, if the Of
fender shall be under the age c
eighteen years, the court may con
mute the punishment now provide
ply law to confinement in the SAID rt
formatory school for 4 period OF nc
less then one o more than 6 years
Provided, that nothing in this &C
shall be construed as to admit of cor
tract labor.
SEC. 10. That for the support c
said reformatory school, each count
shall pay at the rate of one hundre
and eighty-two dollars per annum fo
every individual sent from sue
county, payment thereof to be mad
quarterly in advance for the boar
and clothing of each person Sent b
such county, the money so paid to h
expended by direction of the boar
as managers; psoyided, that til
guardian Of any minor sent 10 the re
tormatory school from any county i
this State, shall defray all the ez
penses Of sending and of keepin,
such minor in said reformator
school: Provided, however, that II
guardian shall be responsible for th
expenses of bis or her ward beyon,
the value of the property of sue
ward, which such guardian may be il
possession of at the time of such con
%viction, or may lawfully come int
possession Of thereafter.
SEC. IL. The officers of said il
stituti0n shall consist of a superin
tendent and a matron. The commits
s%ioners, as soon as they are appointe,
and qualified, shall meet and elec
the above named officers. who shaI
hold these respective offices for tn
time prescribed in the bylaws O
said institution.
SEC. u. The superintendent shaI
receive a salary not to exceed twelv
hundred dollars $4,000 per year
The assistant superintendent's sa!ar
shall not exceed the um Of on